Oncological Outcomes of Segmentectomy versus Lobectomy in Clinical Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer up to Two Centimeters: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Title: Oncological Outcomes of Segmentectomy versus Lobectomy in Clinical Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer up to Two Centimeters: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Ilaria Righi, Sebastiano Maiorca, Cristina Diotti, Gianluca Bonitta, Paolo Mendogni, Davide Tosi, Mario Nosotti, Lorenzo Rosso
Source: Life, Vol 13, Iss 4, p 947 (2023)
Publisher Information: MDPI AG, 2023.
Publication Year: 2023
Collection: LCC:Science
Subject Terms: lung cancer, segmentectomy, lobectomy, lung neoplasms, surgery, Science
More Details: Objective. In recent years, pulmonary segmentectomy has emerged as an alternative to lobectomy for the treatment of patients with clinical stage I non-small cell lung cancer. Considering the conflicting results reported in the literature, the oncological effectiveness of segmentectomy remains controversial. To provide new insight into oncological results, we reviewed the literature, including recent randomized trials. Methods. We performed a systematic review for surgical treatment of stage I NSCLC up to 2 cm using MEDLINE and the Cochrane Database from 1990 to December 2022. Primary outcomes for pooled analysis were overall and disease-free survival; secondary outcomes were postoperative complications and 30-day mortality. Results. Eleven studies were considered for the meta-analysis. The pooled analysis included 3074 and 2278 patients who received lobectomy and segmentectomy, respectively. The estimated pooled hazard ratio showed a similar hazard for segmentectomy compared to lobectomy in terms of overall and disease-free survival. The restricted mean survival time difference between the two procedures was statistically and clinically not significant for overall and disease-free survival. Nevertheless, the overall survival hazard ratio was time-dependent: segmentectomy was at a disadvantage starting from 40 months after surgery. Six papers reported 30-day mortality: there were no events on 1766 procedures. The overall relative risk showed that the postoperative complication rate was higher in segmentectomy compared to lobectomy, without statistical significance. Conclusions. Our results suggest that segmentectomy might be a useful alternative to lobectomy for stage I NSCLC up to 2 cm. However, this appears to be time-dependent; in fact, the risk ratio for overall mortality becomes unfavorable for segmentectomy starting at 40 months after surgery. This last observation, together with some still undefined questions (solid/non-solid ratio, depth of the lesion, modest functional savings, etc.), leave room for further investigations on the real oncological effectiveness of segmentectomy.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2075-1729
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/13/4/947; https://doaj.org/toc/2075-1729
DOI: 10.3390/life13040947
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/b607fab1d8684f14bc772fb8d9f6fff5
Accession Number: edsdoj.b607fab1d8684f14bc772fb8d9f6fff5
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:20751729
DOI:10.3390/life13040947
Published in:Life
Language:English